Samir Zabaneh Joins Heartland Payment Systems® as CFO

April 07, 2014 10:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samir Zabaneh has joined Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY),
one of the nation’s largest payment processors and a leading provider of
merchant business solutions, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will
be responsible for providing overall strategic and operational direction
of the company’s finance department including reporting, treasury,
taxation and corporate planning and development, as well as investor
relations. As a key operating executive, Samir will also work directly
with the CEO and senior management to help develop innovative business
solutions and strategies to ensure corporate objectives are achieved.

“Samir has proven his outstanding skills as a financial and business
leader with many organizations, most recently in our industry. Heartland
is very pleased to welcome him to our company,” said Robert O. Carr,
Chairman and CEO of Heartland. “We are confident that Samir’s sound
financial management skills will help drive Heartland’s business growth
and success in the coming years.”

Prior to joining Heartland, Samir served as Chief Financial and Strategy
Officer as well as Chief Operating Officer for Moneris Solutions
Corporation, Canada’s leading payment processor, based in Toronto. Prior
to joining Moneris, Samir also held various leadership roles with
Fortress Investment Group, Q9 Networks, Inc., CIT/Newcourt Capital,
Inc., PwC, and Ernst & Young.

Samir graduated from Northeastern University, Boston, with a Bachelor of
Science degree in accounting. He also earned a Master of Science degree
in finance from Boston College, and an MBA degree from Suffolk
University, Boston. Samir is a member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants.